Tuesday, May 18, 2010

100 plein air paintings in 100 days - #18/#19

10/04/30 (11:15 am)
Wow, it was so interesting to come back from the desert and be thrown back in to cool on every level. An entirely different palette is required for spring in the Rockies. This is one of my favourite places to paint and I was glad to see there was still a little snow hanging off of the river banks, it's such a great element to design with.

#19 - "Mt. Rundle"
Original Oil 6x8"

10/05/02 (7pm)
This was a car painting as it was a super windy evening. The light was constantly changing and there were several moments that the mountain disappeared entirely. It's exciting to paint through such dramatically shifting light. I felt completely engaged - almost a part of the weather. What seemed to work best was laying in, and then grabbing the elements I wanted as they passed in and out of view.

Love this one, Liz! That strong horizontal line of red anchors it so well. Really great job on the mountain. I also like the way the sky shape is nearly an upside-down mirror image of the mountain shape. Very cool!

This series is just wonderful, Liz. Glad to see Rundle (19) on your list of favourites. I have a reproduction of a W.J. Phillips watercolour painted from just about exactly the same angle -- as you probably know, he referred to Rundle as his bread-and-butter mountain. Hope Cascade will soon make your Top Ten as well.

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Throughout my career, I have discovered what invigorates, captivates and entertains me is challenge. My first love is landscape, but in the past few years I have added still life and figurative work to my subject matter, and painting directly from life has become my predominate approach of choice.
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